superstorm sandy, a tropical storm wrapped in a nor'easter, surrounded by a blizzard. high winds, heavy rain, snow, a storm surge, the likes of which east coast cities had not seen in modern memory or in some cases, ever. and as these then and now photos show, the damage lingers in so many places but is almost undetectible elsewhere. that jersey shore roller coaster surrounded by the atlantic has yet to be restored. just inland. the town of seaside heights turned into a grid, not of streets but canals. the rebuilding there still under way. in brooklyn, the iconic image of the battery tunnel, inundated, now just a memory. it is high and dry, but a lot of repairs are still being done on the new york subways, including the 8 train out to rockaway and just to the west of it, breezy point, where more than 100 homes burned. then there are the people of staten island. families like the camarads. a year ago as you can see were living in horrific conditions, no water, power, no heat, little hope. now as they struggle to rebuild their home and their lives, they find themselves i